Hour 2 – Mike Florio, Lebron return to Cleveland?

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 2

Date: January 29, 2026
Guests: Mike Florio (Pro Football Talk), Charles Barkley (upcoming)
Main Topics: Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors, LeBron James' possible Cleveland return, NFL Hall of Fame controversies (Bill Belichick, Eli Manning, Robert Kraft), and show banter.

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Episode Overview

This hour of the Dan Patrick Show dives into major NBA rumors (Giannis’ potential trade, LeBron’s future) and a robust discussion on controversies surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame voting—most notably, Bill Belichick not being a first-ballot Hall of Famer and chatter about Eli Manning’s delayed induction. Guest Mike Florio joins for an extended segment to break down Hall voting processes, perceived flaws, and what’s next for Brady, Kraft, and Belichick. The Danettes weigh in with humor, casual debate, and the show’s signature camaraderie.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

NBA Trade Rumors – Giannis’ Future ([01:43]–[10:17])

• Giannis Wants Out of Milwaukee:
  • Dan discusses the unfolding situation wherein Giannis Antetokounmpo and/or his camp have privately (and, soon, potentially publicly) requested a trade before the February 5 NBA deadline.
  • Dan Patrick: “But Giannis in Milwaukee, the time is coming to an end. What matters now is not how fast you move him, but what do you get when you do move him?” ([03:30])
• Potential Suitors for Giannis:
  • Dan thinks Golden State is the logical destination for Giannis due to their draft assets and desire to make “one last run.”
  • Teams He Wouldn’t Disrupt: Dan argues teams like Oklahoma City and San Antonio (both with strong young cores) shouldn’t trade for Giannis since it would upset their chemistry and long-term window. ([07:00]–[08:22])
  • Golden State, however, “has to swing for the fences.” ([08:22])
  • Paulie proposes OKC as a dark horse for Giannis, but Dan shoots down the suggestion.
• Fun Banter:
  • Ongoing jokes about two-man teams, Bronny James outscoring LeBron, and jersey choices among Danettes.

LeBron James’ Potential Return to Cleveland ([05:22]–[10:17])

• Inside the NBA's Musings:
  • Dan references the TNT crew’s musings that LeBron may finish his career in Cleveland with his son Bronny. No public comment from LeBron, but Dan sees it as plausible if LeBron would accept a lower salary to preserve the Cavs’ cap space and roster.
  • Dan Patrick: “You could have a team that could win the East. You could go back to the NBA Finals. You got a better chance in Cleveland with that roster than you do with the Lakers.” ([06:00])

Show Banter, Gift Giving, and Desk OCD ([10:17]–[20:15])

• Lighthearted Moments:
  • Dan receives and discusses a gift—a signed music sheet for the iconic SportsCenter theme from composer John Colby.
  • Playful dialogue about desk cleanliness, studio “clutter,” and Todd’s long-standing habits of clearing his workspace, leading to an airing of grievances among the Danettes. ([16:08]–[20:12])
  • The Danettes riff on hierarchy (“host eats first”) and their days at ESPN ("the Mothership").

Mike Florio Interview – Hall of Fame Voting Controversy ([23:23]–[40:25])

• Medical Info Leak by Sean Payton:
  • Florio gives his take on Sean Payton publicly discussing Bo Nix’s medical history, noting it’s typical for Payton to stir things up but understandable why Nix was upset. ([25:03])
• Hall of Fame Issues:
  • The Press Release Debacle: The Hall of Fame issued a statement threatening to revoke voting privileges due to apparent leaks and dissatisfaction with voting confidentiality. ([26:02])
    • Mike Florio: “They're threatening to strip the voting privileges from 50 people who don't get paid, who spend hours every year. It's a vanity license plate... And now they're threatening to take it away because of some vague failure to comply with the bylaws.” ([26:25])
  • Flawed Voting Process: Current process lumps seniors, contributors (like Kraft), and coaches (like Belichick) into one pool. Voters must pick 3 of 5, rather than simple up/down votes for each.
    • Example: Many voters reason Belichick or Kraft “will get in eventually,” preferring to use votes on players (like L.C. Greenwood) who otherwise may never be inducted. ([28:10]–[30:33])
    • Dan Patrick: “It's just a flawed system. Why not put all five in?” ([30:04])
    • Florio’s Solution: Return to straight up/down votes; consider creating an “upper room” for undisputed all-time greats (addressing Deion Sanders’ earlier critiques).
  • Why Was Belichick Snubbed?
    • Florio: “People don't like him. He's a jerk... That’s part of what made him great... But when you take away transparency, people can hide behind all sorts of things.” ([31:44])
    • Voters could simply not vote “for” Belichick, rather than against him, due to subjective (sometimes personal) criteria such as Spygate, “record without Brady,” etc.
  • What About Tom Brady?
    • Florio expects Brady to be a unanimous first-ballot selection; Deflategate unlikely to affect him given scale of his accomplishments. ([33:32]–[34:47])
    • Florio: “Who would vote no to Tom Brady? Deflategate was a small blip... and I think it was overblown.” ([34:47])
    • Amusing compare/contrast with Aaron Rodgers admitting to overinflating footballs with no consequences.
  • Robert Kraft & Logjam: Kraft’s induction is also at risk due to the convoluted process and logjam in the contributor and coach categories. ([36:19])
    • Florio: “There are too many worthy candidates. It’s apples to oranges to car batteries…” ([36:42])
  • Eli Manning & Quarterback Debate:
    • Eli not being a second-ballot Hall of Famer is “no surprise” given the depth of talent from his era, and the Hall’s current limitations on induction. ([37:20])
    • Rivers' eligibility clock reset due to a roster appearance.
    • Mike Tomlin Eligible Soon: Tomlin will be eligible next year, adding to a crowded queue.
  • Will Belichick Attend?
    • Florio: “The only question, Dan, ponder this. Michael Hawley made this point yesterday. Will he show up at the ceremony... or will he do what Terrell Owens did and do his own thing?”
    • Dan jokes, “Maybe sends his girlfriend? She might give a better speech.” ([39:55]–[40:25])

Listener Calls & NFL Surprises/Disappointments ([46:05]–[49:07])

• Pleasant Surprise: Dan cites Carolina for making the playoffs in a weak division despite a losing record; still skeptical of Bryce Young but gives credit where due. ([47:23])
• Biggest Disappointment: The Lions for not making the playoffs and possibly regressing. ([47:23])
• Hall of Fame “Case” Arguments: Lighthearted back-and-forth about whether it’s losing to or defeating Belichick in Super Bowls that affects Eli Manning’s legacy.

Poll Questions ([12:46], [44:46])

• Live poll discussions throughout the hour—ex: “Whose career would you want: Eli Manning or Drew Brees?” Brees is leading.
• Other polls include the biggest Super Bowl storylines and NFL underdogs.
  • Dan Patrick: “I’d take Drew Brees—nobody is saying, you know, is he a Hall of Famer or not?” ([45:18])

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Giannis Potentially Being Traded:
  • “You don’t want to be hurrying in, rushing in to just trade Giannis. You have to get something that’s going to help you.” – Dan Patrick ([03:30])
• On Hall of Fame Voting (Florio):
  • “It’s a vanity license plate… Now they’re threatening to take it away because of some vague failure to comply with the bylaws.” – Mike Florio ([26:25])
  • “He’s a jerk. Is that a surprise? But I think we need to be able to compartmentalize. He’s one of the greatest coaches of all time.” – Florio on Belichick ([31:44])
• On Hall Process:
  • “It’s not apples to apples. I mean, it’s apples to oranges, to car batteries...” – Mike Florio ([36:42])
• On Desk Habits (Banter):
  • “Todd would leave every day and take every single thing off his desk, like he was leaving forever. And he did that the entire time!” – Paulie ([16:08])
• On Priority & Leadership:
  • "I'm the host. I eat first." – Dan Patrick, joking about hierarchy in the studio ([19:03])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:30] – Giannis trade scenario breakdown
• [06:00] – LeBron-to-Cleveland speculation
• [07:00]–[08:22] – Would OKC or Spurs disrupt chemistry for Giannis?
• [16:08]–[20:12] – Studio/desk banter & “airing of grievances”
• [25:03]–[40:25] – Mike Florio deep dive (NFL Hall of Fame, Belichick, process flaws, Kraft, Tomlin, Eli, Brady)
• [44:46]–[45:18] – Live poll results

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Tone and Style

• As always, Dan and the Danettes combine sharp NFL/NBA analysis with humor, a bit of irreverence, and personal anecdotes.
• Mike Florio offers frank, unfiltered takes on the NFL Hall of Fame process and personalities, retaining his informed, slightly combative edge.

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Conclusion

This hour offers a lively look at current and future NBA player movement—Giannis and LeBron especially—and digs deep into the NFL Hall of Fame’s controversial voting mechanics with expert insight from Mike Florio. Blending sports talk, behind-the-scenes show stories, and poll-driven debates, Dan and crew keep the conversation fresh and engaging for fans and sports diehards alike.

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Next up: Charles Barkley joins in Hour 3 to keep the NBA (and probably LeBron/Cleveland) conversation rolling.

Transcript

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[Paulie]

Yeah, Paulie, I was just thinking of a couple teams. I saw some odds of teams that could pursue Giannis. If you're the Oklahoma City Thunder, you're 38 and 10 and you've got tons of draft picks, would you consider it?

[Dan Patrick]

No. I'm already the best team in the league. I don't want to disrupt what we have. I want to be true to these players who helped us win a championship. Because by bringing in Giannis. Are you telling them without telling them, we need help if we're going to try to win again this year. I think they look at this and say we're still the best team and we've. I don't want to give up the future here like we're built for the next five years. I don't want to give that up just to win one more title. I want to win two or three more titles. Yes.

[Marvin]

Marvin, if Giannis goes to Golden State to pair up with Steph, does he undo the goodwill that he got while he was in Milwaukee? Is like the small market guy winning a championship, staying quote, unquote, loyal to his team. Does he undo that goodwill?

[Dan Patrick]

No. He gave you a championship. He was loyal. They just didn't put the right pieces around him, you know, coaches around him. Yeah.

[Paulie]

Paulie, same question with the Spurs, 32 and 15, maybe a little ahead of schedule. Wemby, do you mess with that and bring in Giannis?

[Dan Patrick]

No, man, no.

[Paulie]

That's a too quick nose.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I got something in San Antonio. I do. I don't want to mess with that. And I got something in okc. I don't want to mess with that. Golden State. Golden State got a swing for the fences because as it is now, you're just going to be one of those. Oh, you get a chance, a chance to see Steph Curry. You're treading water. And that's no man's land in the NBA. Hey, you know, you won 44 games. That wouldn't cut it for me. I would take a big swing and go after Giannis because you might not have anything to show for this over the next two years, the way you're going now. And if you get him now, all of a sudden that now you have something. And maybe you get into the playoffs and you get into these, you know, five game, seven game series, boy, they'll be a tough out. You got to beat them four times. But I don't know what you're going to give up. But if you're giving up draft picks, Milwaukee gets a couple of players, maybe you get Butler's expiring contract. And once again, I don't do the math. And you know how this fits in a salary cap. None of that is just as much. And maybe a third team has to get involved in this as well. 8, 7, 7, 3, DP show email address [e-mail] Twitter handle @DP Show in his first 12 games in Cleveland as a visiting player, LeBron James went 10 and 2. He's lost his last two in Cleveland by a combined 54. Stab of the day. Brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the Dan Patrick Show. Bronnie had a highlight last night in mop up time that he did. Yeah. Had a dunk, threw it down, big man.

[Marvin]

He had eight points last night.

[Dan Patrick]

Almost outscored his dad. Bron had 11. Really? Yeah. Yeah, he had 11. Yeah. Bronnie turning it up. Turning up the heat a little bit.

[Marvin]

All right, relax.

[Paulie]

Best doing a league.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Best two man team.

[Paulie]

Best father, son doing a league, hands down.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Seaton]

Hold on, let me put my Bronnie James jersey on.

[Dan Patrick]

That's right. That's right. We got our pick of jerseys. And you know, so like Fritz, he got brunson jersey. Marvin, you got Timberwolves. Oh, no. You got Castle with San Antonio. Paulie got Steph Curry, Bronnie James.

[Paulie]

Like a misprint.

[Seaton]

Yeah, that's the number nine right there.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, it is.

[Seaton]

That's right.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yeah. I have Luca. I have Lucas jersey there. Yeah. Nice. You gotta, gotta get that sign. Seaton. Gotta get it framed. I would.

[Seaton]

I would get it signed. I would get it framed.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, by the way, I got an unbelievable gift in the mail. Now, if I can tell our cameraman Weeks, if he goes out in, you know, past the glass doors on the left, right by the Crappensburg State photo that I have, of course. And it would be right by the Wheel of Punishment. And there it is. There it is. If you're watching on Peacock or NBC Sports Network, John Colby came up with the theme music for SportsCenter. The Da Da da da da da. That is. That's the music sheet. And he signed it. He said, hey, I was watching the show the other day. I thought this would look great on the wall. So he sent me that yesterday. And I've known, you know, John and his wife and family for a long, long time. And nice surprise that I got the Sports center theme music. A sheet of music autographed by John.

[Marvin]

Yes, Todd, you gotta leave him a voicemail. Thanks a lot.

[Mike Florio]

Thanks a lot.

[Marvin]

That's what I would do. That's not bad.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm gonna give you a bloop on that. I'll take it. Yeah. Hey, thanks for the gift.

[Seaton]

That was really nice.

[Dan Patrick]

I loved it.

[Marvin]

Every thoughtful. Thanks a lot.

[Dan Patrick]

That's funny, Todd. Thank you, Todd. Poll question for hour two is going to be what?

[Seaton]

Let's see. We've got three of them up there already.

[Dan Patrick]

Dan.

[Seaton]

Thrice poll questions thrice, by the way.

[Dan Patrick]

People ask me all the time, hey, John Colby came up with the SportsCenter theme song. What's your second favorite John Colby song? And I. I don't have one.

[Paulie]

You just like his early work.

[Dan Patrick]

I like his early work. He came up people one hit wonder, maybe. Yes, Todd.

[Marvin]

So he didn't do the Star wars theme or Rocky or Close Encounters or nothing like that.

[Dan Patrick]

Nobody did SportsCenter. More importantly, did SportsCenter theme song. Yes.

[Paulie]

I'm dying to know. Did he get paid up front or did he get paid per. Da da da da da da.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. And I might have asked John this a long time ago, because I think he sold it. The rights to the mothership, I think. I don't know. Yeah, Paulie or Yes.

[Seaton]

Little known fact about John Colby, he's actually a co composer of the Snow song, Informer.

[Paulie]

Oh, that's his best work.

[Dan Patrick]

No, that's not true.

[Marvin]

I believe that.

[Dan Patrick]

I would have gone with that. I tried to think of the most.

[Seaton]

Random song I can think of. Snow Informer.

[Dan Patrick]

You know, he actually co wrote that. He's been living off those royalties.

[Marvin]

I want the music sheet today.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Well, John, thank you. Thank you for sending me the sheet music for these sports center themes. Yes.

[Marvin]

Todd not going to get sued for going D. You know, like Michael Buffer. Certain words and things you can't say and on. On radio or tv.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't think so.

[Marvin]

We're okay.

[Dan Patrick]

I mean, you were. Now, if you're making fun of John, Mothership might come after you.

[Marvin]

We don't want that.

[Dan Patrick]

No, because that's where you're going to end up after this show is over.

[Marvin]

I don't want that kind of heat. I got to keep my opportunities open.

[Dan Patrick]

I. I don't know how many opportunities you got. I think it's.

[Paulie]

You have to say it.

[Dan Patrick]

It's going to be espn.

[Marvin]

It's gonna go from Dan that to Would you like fries with that?

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, no, you could not.

[Marvin]

I probably could not, no.

[Dan Patrick]

But I. I just feels like Mothership, here I come.

[Marvin]

I think we have something in a ten and a half in the back. Let me check. Have to be red with a white stripe. Does it need to be red? Because we can order that. Special fee.

[Seaton]

It would be so interesting because, like, when we all worked at the Mothership before, nobody knew all of this stuff about Todd. He was just kind of a quiet guy who sat in the corner. He really didn't.

[Dan Patrick]

I mean, we were suspicious. We were, you know, we had thoughts. I don't know.

[Seaton]

I. Like, he was just.

[Dan Patrick]

We.

[Seaton]

It always felt like. I know when we had like our morning meeting, like we used to have there, we would go over the DP3. This is before we talk to you. It was like the early, early meeting.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Seaton]

It felt like we were polluting Todd's mind because we would talk about all kinds of random things and he would be like, really? That's a thing that people do?

[Dan Patrick]

Really?

[Seaton]

People do this?

[Dan Patrick]

I'm like, really?

[Seaton]

And it was like, man, we're really, like, just corrupting this guy. And now over the last 18 years, he's exposed all of this stuff about who Todd really is. It would be so interesting to see him go back to Bristol, walking those hallways with everybody knowing this version of Todd rather than the Previous one?

[Marvin]

Well, they introduced me, like, to urban dictionary terms and stuff.

[Dan Patrick]

Like, what is that?

[Marvin]

That's a thing people do to each other. And they have a name for it, too.

[Mike Florio]

What?

[Dan Patrick]

Todd.

[Seaton]

You ever heard of this? Yeah.

[Marvin]

That is not a thing. No one has ever done that.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yes, Marv.

[Marvin]

My favorite thing is when somebody says, hey, Marv, one quick question. I'm gonna stop you right there.

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Yes.

[Marvin]

Fritz is really like that.

[Mike Florio]

Yes.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Paulie.

[Paulie]

I remember my first month working with Todd. Our desks were back to back. And, you know, whenever you get a desk at an office, you fill it with, you know, little things. Paperwork, pictures, whatever, especially if you work in sports. Todd would leave every day and take every single thing off his desk, like he was leaving forever. And he did that the entire time. We're an idiot.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. He had the briefcase, and it was full of, like, media guides. And you would think that somebody got fired and they had to clear out their desk. He took everything off the desk.

[Marvin]

Back then, there was nothing online. You had something called a cosida book, a college book with all the names.

[Dan Patrick]

Of the teams and the contacts and book family photos. You had not.

[Marvin]

I did not. I had a little Bronco helmet thing that you blow up. I put that at the top. Some kind of little soft helmet balloon type thing.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Seaton]

Todd said back then things weren't online. Things are online now. Until Todd still has those books. I wouldn't blame the Internet for that.

[Marvin]

I don't carry around my briefcase anymore. Now it's a backpack. But I had the briefcase and my tuna sandwich and my chips and pretzels and carrot sticks.

[Dan Patrick]

Let's go. Let's book some guests. But you do take everything home. You clear your desk even today?

[Marvin]

I do, except for the little knickknacks that I know you like to have in certain spots. I wouldn't think to touch that. It belongs to you.

[Dan Patrick]

Is that an issue that I put stuff on your desk?

[Marvin]

It is a little cluttered, if it was up to me. But again, I don't want to burst your bubble. And I know there's an OCD thing going on there. There's a lot of things, Pretty much everything. All I really need is room for my laptop and my book and my water and my phone and my. And my, you know, my notes. But there's, like, all this stuff here that just. I'm kind of drowning in that a little bit.

[Dan Patrick]

I have ocd.

[Tony Robbins]

Right.

[Marvin]

Do you think something would happen, the show would go in a negative direction if we moved something an inch to the left or right or got rid of some of the things that are currently on.

[Dan Patrick]

Are you asking me to move some stuff?

[Marvin]

I'd like you to give it some thought. You don't have to decide right now, but I know pretty much every single thing on here, if it was up to me, would not be on my desk.

[Dan Patrick]

Every single thing.

[Marvin]

Except for this Bronco thing. But even that I would put somewhere else.

[Dan Patrick]

All right.

[Marvin]

There's nothing mean. I'm not trying to stir something up, but it's. I have less desk room because of things that I don't even look at. I navigate around in the course of my day.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but this is content. It's a TV show as well. And I'm trying to show some interesting things.

[Marvin]

I appreciate that. But the stress of knowing that one wrong move or if I get up a certain way and I knock something over, that's going to be much worse than whether it's actually on my desk or not. Want to break anything? I'm frightened. I can speak for all of us. That something would move 2 inches to the left and you'll notice it. And then we get a whole talking to. No one needs that. Yes, I talked to you in the back. You're going to tell me what a great job I did. Now just come back. We don't want to.

[Seaton]

My studio, Todd. I put the stuff where it goes.

[Marvin]

Yeah, that's fair. And that's why you get to taste the meat before we do. Because you're the host. You get to eat the wagyu.

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, hold on. What are we doing now?

[Paulie]

Oh, the airing of the grievances.

[Dan Patrick]

What are we doing?

[Marvin]

I wouldn't mind if the rest of us had a little snack before 11:30. But you're the host. You get to do it. You're trying it out first to make sure it's not poison.

[Dan Patrick]

See, you open the door and then you tell me what you really.

[Marvin]

Yeah, everything comes out. Now. I'm the host.

[Tony Robbins]

I eat first.

[Marvin]

You guys will wait. And then we treat the guys in.

[Dan Patrick]

The back like that.

[Marvin]

We're gonna eat, and then you guys in the back will be last. At least we're second.

[Dan Patrick]

I gotta put up with you for a week in San Francisco.

[Marvin]

It's gonna be rough for you. I wouldn't want to be in your shoes. Are we sitting on the same. No, you get the first.

[Dan Patrick]

No, I'm not on your flight.

[Marvin]

I mean, 3A. What do you got? 3B.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, I'd rather walk.

[Marvin]

You would rather walk?

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Marvin]

I know you would.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, Paul.

[Paulie]

The other day on Monday, I noticed Todd's shot on tv. There's this gold thing sticking into his chin area. I said, can you move that over like 3 inches? He goes, I don't know if I should do that. And I said, I'll give you the okay. It's just in the shot. He goes, I hope nobody notices.

[Marvin]

As I was moving it, the shaking and the petrified. I'm like, moving it. I'm like, does he see me doing that? Please don't tell me he sees me doing that.

[Seaton]

That's what's actually interesting about. This actually originates with Paul being unhappy with what's on Todd's desk. So now Todd's getting in trouble. Cause Paul pushed him into this segment about being like, hey, you need to move that stuff.

[Mike Florio]

And he didn't fall for that over.

[Seaton]

And over and over again.

[Marvin]

He assigned me to move it. He said, if it's bothering you, just move it.

[Dan Patrick]

I.

[Marvin]

You should move it.

[Dan Patrick]

He looks up.

[Marvin]

I'd rather him see you moving it.

[Dan Patrick]

Why don't you move it then?

[Seaton]

It's not bothering me.

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We done?

[Marvin]

For now. As you were. Back to you in the studio.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Mike Florio]

Was surprised that he did, but I'm not surprised when Sean Payton says something that ruffles feathers. Whether it's with the jets or with whoever. Sean Payton tends to say what he says, and then he'll deal with the fallout later. But with Bo Nix, it definitely seemed to be an issue. Bo Nix apparently called his own press conference to address the situation. And I did think it was funny when Peyton said he had surgery here, here, here, whatever. And Bo Nick says he doesn't know anything about the surgeries. I was like, bo, he knows everything about every surgery you've ever had because he scouted you and drafted you. And everybody gets all that information. So they know. But it does seem to be a little something going on between Peyton and Bo Nix. And fortunately, they have some time to smooth things over before they get back.

[Dan Patrick]

To work, go to neutral corners. The hall of Fame feels the need to issue a press release. Why?

[Mike Florio]

Well, I don't know, Dan. And it's funny, I was on radio in Seattle when the press release came out, and they said to me, oh, we've just gotten a statement from the hall of Fame. And I thought it was a bit like, okay, yeah. And then I said, no, it's real. I thought, oh, my God, they're putting Belichick in. Like, why? Why would you issue a statement? And then when I saw the statement, like, what is. What is this about? They're threatening to strip the voting privileges from 50 people who don't get paid, who spend hours every year. It's a vanity license plate. I mean, it really is. Nobody's getting a job because they're a Pro Football hall of Fame voter. Nobody is holding onto their job because, oh, I'm a Hall of Fame voter. It's just something you can, you know, talk to your friends and family about. And, hey, I'm a. I'm a Pro Football hall of Fame voter, and you don't get anything for it other than a hassle. And now they're threatening to take it away because of some vague failure to comply with the bylaws. And I just posted something a little while ago. Dan. The best I can tell is they're not pleased with what Armando Salguero said to you yesterday about what went on in the room. Because I got the bylaws, I found them, had somebody send them to me. There's a specific clause in there that says you have to maintain strict confidence about anything that is said in the meeting, so you're not allowed to talk about it. But this process has put people in a difficult position where fans, media, those of us who weren't in the room, we want to know what the hell happened to lead to this result. So I thought the whole thing was a mistake by the hall of Fame. It doesn't surprise me because the hall of Fame created this mess that now the 50 voters have to deal with.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, but how do they change this? As one of the voters told me on Wednesday morning, we know the system is flawed. We have to change it. What are they going to change it to, Dan?

[Mike Florio]

Here's the easiest fix. They just need to go back to an up or down vote for the finalists. That's how it used to be. And Vijay Gregorian, who posted at the Kansas City Star website, his reasoning for not voting for Belichick.

[Dan Patrick]

He said, wait a minute, hold on, Mike. Go back to. It's just a thumbs up or thumbs down. There was. There was no.

[Mike Florio]

It used to. It used to be. Well, no, I mean, you. You voted secretly, but it used to be when you had your pool of finalists, they would go through each one. Once we got down to the actual finalists, whatever it was, five, eight, however many it would be, up or down, we vote yes or no. And if you got 80% of the vote, okay, currently with 50 voters, you get 40, you're in. So via Gregorian, who didn't vote for Belichick, wrote in his column, if it was just a straight yes or no for Bill Belichick, yes, I'm voting for Bill Belichick. He should be in. But they've created this weird thing, and I'll try to be as concise as possible to the extent that I even understand it. They have five people jammed into the same bucket. And for this year, it was Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick, L.C. greenwood, Ken Anderson, and Roger Craig. Three from the seniors committee, contributor nominee, craft coaching nominee, Belichick. Five of them. You pick three, you don't do up or down for each one. Every voter picks three. And Gregorian's explanation is, well, for these three senior committees, this is their only shot. These guys, Greenwood, Anderson and Craig, this is it for them. If they don't get in now, they're never getting in. So he voted for them because his thinking is Belichick's going to get in next year. So that process that has changed what used to be yes or no, up or down, that makes it harder for the finalists to get in. And it's why we saw a smaller class last year of whoever was in that bucket last year. Sterling Sharp was the only one who got in. They all should have a straight up or down vote. It shouldn't be this weird. Pick three out of five and then we'll see who gets 80%.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, because if you get to the point where the contributor and the coach are getting in and then you have three players that survive to get to this point, and as the voters said, you know, you got five candidates that are worthy and now we got to pick three out of the five and they have to get 80, 80%. It's just a flawed system. Why not put all five in? If you got one from that category, one from that category, and three former players.

[Mike Florio]

Here's my theory, Dan. I think that the hall of Fame was sensitive to criticism from people like Deion Sanders that too many people are getting in. But raising the bar when you've already had a bar here, it's not fair to the next class of candidates to say, oh, oh, we're raising the bar higher. Even though we've put all these other people in under a different standard, we're now raising the bar higher. The only solution to Deon's concern, and we've been advocating this for three years now, create an upper room of the hall of Fame, the best of the best. We have a running list that we post every year at the time the hall of Fame enshriment ceremony happens, updated whether or not there's any new ones this year that are the no brainer mic drop these guys are in. And the, the sad part about this is Belichick would be on that list. He's a no brainer Mike drop, best of the best, and he couldn't get through the door the first time around. That's what I think makes this so frustrating to most People.

[Dan Patrick]

But if you were going to pinpoint the biggest reason why Belichick is not going into the hall of Fame this year, it's what?

[Mike Florio]

Well, people don't like him. I think that's it there. People don't like him. He's a jerk. Is that a surprise? But I think we need to be able to compartmentalize. He's one of the greatest coaches of all time. And the fact that he is a jerk, objectively speaking or subjectively speaking, my opinion, he's a jerk. Others have that opinion. That's part of what made him great. He'd rip into Tom Brady in front of the meeting room and scare the hell out of everybody. And they'd all, we better. We better do our jobs or we're not going to have jobs. So he's clearly one of the greatest coaches of all time. And I think it's easy to find. Find reasons if you don't like someone, if you're looking for a reason. Oh, it's Spygate. Oh, he needs to sit out of here because of Spygate or, you know, whatever else they want to throw. Oh, look at his. Look at his record without Tom Brady. Look at his record with Tom Brady. Tom Brady made Bill Belichick. Like you can come up with any reason. And people just subjectively don't like certain people. And I think that when you have a unreasonably secret process where no one's allowed, it's like a papal conclave. I mean, come on, why. Why isn't it transparent? When you take away transparency, people can hide behind all sorts of things and then they just. And you don't even have to vote no. That's one of the other problems with this process. Oh, I didn't vote against Bill Belichick. I just didn't vote for him. I never said no to Bill Belichick. So I think. I think. And I'll defer to Armando because he presented him and he told you yesterday, Spygate seemed to be the reason. But I think that. I think it was just at least 11 of the 50 didn't like him, and so they sunk their teeth into anything they could to justify it.

[Dan Patrick]

Mike Florio, PRO Football Talk LIVE co host what does this mean for Tom Brady when he comes, becomes eligible?

[Mike Florio]

I don't think it means anything. Tom Brady should be a mic drop, no brainer, first ballot, upper room hall of Famer. And he's in a different category. See, he'll be in the modern era player category. That ultimately gets down to 15 when they start the meeting and then they cut it to 10 and then they cut it to seven. And I think you vote for five of the seven, just same ideas. The other thing we talked about and you have to get 80% on the five of the seven and I don't know, is somebody going to say, well, you know, Brady's definitely going to get in. I'll vote for somebody else instead. So they need to get back to up or down. And if it's a straight up or down vote, I mean, who would vote no to Tom Brady? Deflategate was a small blip on the radar screen and I think it was overblown. I think the evidence should have been deemed to be inconclusive. And I think the whole idea of, of treating this objective weird, it's always been in the rule book. Range of air pressure, who the hell cares? We want him to be able to throw the football. Who cares how much airs in the damn football. So I think that shouldn't matter. And I, and I also think that Brady will benefit from this controversy. They'll be even more careful when Brady's up to not step in this pile of crap again.

[Dan Patrick]

I brought this up, I brought it up a couple of times. Now I know Brady lied to the commissioner. That's why he got in trouble. Aaron Rodgers told me that he over inflated footballs. Nobody brought up, labeled him a cheater.

[Mike Florio]

Yeah, Dan, this numbers just pulled out a thin air. It's the number. It's, it's the recommended inflation from Wilson 12.5 to 13.5. I remember when this first happened, my wife was saying, well, what's going on with these footballs? It's like, well, Patriots are in trouble because they, they, they supposedly took out of the footballs. Well, why'd they do that? Well, because it makes it easier to hold the football. Well, what does that do? What makes it easier to throw the football? Well, isn't that what they want? Like, like, don't we. The whole thing is just bizarre. And it was, and it's been reported over and over again. This was. We didn't hit them hard enough for Spygate. And there was a cabal of owners and others in the league that wanted another pound of flesh out of the New England Patriots. And the weird part about it is that one didn't stick to Belichick at all. He managed to push that whole thing over to Brady. So the only thing they really have on Belichick is spygate from 1990 years ago. And if you just, if you throw away 2007 and prior, everything since then is still more than enough for him to walk into the hall of Fame on the first try.

[Dan Patrick]

And I don't know if Robert Kraft is getting in. I'm still amazed that he's not in when you look at his resume. Why? Why has he been held outside the pearly gates?

[Mike Florio]

Well, if Jerry Jones is in, Robert Kraft is in. It's that simple. Now, Robert Kraft is trying to get in under this new, flawed process, and I won't be surprised if he didn't get in. I know there are some out there thinking that Robert Kraft has this grand conspiracy where he's going to keep Belichick out and he's going to get himself in. I think it'll be hard for any of those five to get in. It may just be one at the end of the day, of the five like last year, that get to 80%. But the problem with the hall of Fame is there are too many worthy candidates. And the process entails. It's not apples to apples. I mean, it's apples to oranges, to car batteries, to, you know, I mean, it's you. It's impossible to compare all the different positions, all the different contributions, and it's all funneled into this log jam that's almost impossible to bust out of. So it's a very imperfect process. As highlighted by everything we've seen and.

[Dan Patrick]

Heard the past two days, Eli Manning reportedly will have to wait another year. Your thoughts?

[Mike Florio]

Well, it doesn't surprise me because of the current process and because beyond those two years when they went to the super bowl and won it, and look, he. He had two of the biggest moments in super bowl history, two of the greatest throws. The throw to Mario Manningham in Super Bowl 46 is not nearly as. As remembered as it should be. That saved the game for the Giants that day. And obviously we know about the Tyree throw, but, you know, when you look at the balance of his career, you look at his numbers, all the stuff that people get rightfully caught up in when it's time to compare careers. Was he truly one of the best of his era that deserve it? I mean, there's a lot of great quarterbacks from his era, so it doesn't surprise me. It's taken him a couple of tries. Will he get in one of these days? I. I think so. I think he should be there. Jim Plunkett's the only starting quarterback with two super bowl wins who hasn't made it. Phil Sims has two super bowl wins, but obviously he didn't play in Super Bowl 25. Roethlisberger's got two. He'll presumably get in, but yeah, I think Eli should be in. But it doesn't surprise me. It's going to take a little while for him to get there.

[Dan Patrick]

Philip Rivers get bumped back another year because he came out of retirement?

[Mike Florio]

No, no, Dan. The moment that he landed on the active roster for the Indianapolis Colts, his five year clock reset. He's got to wait five years for consideration.

[Dan Patrick]

He could have five more kids by then.

[Mike Florio]

Well, I may be head coach of an NFL team by then, too. I guess that could help his candidacy, but, you know, I don't. Look, I think Philip Rivers was a great quarterback and it was a great story this year.

[Dan Patrick]

But Mike, Mike Tomlin is. He can be eligible next year for the hall of Fame, Correct?

[Mike Florio]

Right.

[Dan Patrick]

Wow. So coaches one year.

[Mike Florio]

Coaches now have to be out one year. And the problem is there's already a logjam of coaches. Mike Holmgren should be in. Mike Shanahan should be in. Now Mike Tomlin is going to be in the mix and there's a separate committee that serves up one candidate. One. So who's going to be next year? Is it going to be Tomlin? Is it going to be Belichick? Are they going to decide? Well, you know what? If they're not going to put Belichick in, maybe we don't put him up there. I think given the blowback and the reaction, I think Belichick sails in next year. I think it's a no brainer. The only question, Dan, ponder this. Michael Hawley made this point yesterday. Will he show up at the ceremony when he gets in or will he do what Terrell Owens did and do his own thing on that day that he joins the rest of the Immortals in Canton?

[Dan Patrick]

Maybe sends his girlfriend?

[Mike Florio]

I wouldn't.

[Dan Patrick]

She might give a better speech than him.

[Mike Florio]

Well, she'll definitely be the one who presents him. Now I'd put my money on that if and if and when he gets in and when he gets in. But I could see him being mad enough about this that he wouldn't show up. I still think he has a sufficient appreciation of NFL and football history that he would not refuse to show up. But I think he'd at least think about it.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Mike, as always. We appreciate it. We'll see you in San Francisco.

[Mike Florio]

Thanks, Dan. Good talking to you, bud.

[Dan Patrick]

Mike Florio, Pro Football Talk Live co host and contributor to Football Night in America yeah, I didn't think of that. That. Does Belichick say Hey, I'm not showing up. I'll hold my own sort of celebratory day, give a speech to the people that really matter most to me. I'd still, I'd, I'd send my girlfriend. She'll bring a flamethrower. That'd be awesome. All right, take a break. Phone calls coming up. Charles Barkley at the top of the hour. Back after this. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live.

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[Seaton]

Them here for you. The biggest storyline heading into this the big game Rematch of Big Game 49 Sam Darnold's redemption, Patriots turnaround or other. Right now Sam Darnold's redemption has about 64 of that vote and we'll talk.

[Dan Patrick]

To Sam about that tomorrow.

[Seaton]

We also have more of an underdog. Seahawks or patriots? Patriots at 82 winning that one. And then whose career would you want? This one's from Paul, Eli Manning or Drew Brees? Drew Brees has 55% of that vote.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I would take Drew Brees. I'd take Drew Brees because nobody is saying, you know, is he a Hall of Famer or not? And probably a first ballot hall of Famer. Eli's going to get in. But when you factor in Eli had two great months of high quality football in his career, but that's probably going to be enough to get into the Super Bowl.

[Marvin]

Yeah, Mark and Drew Brees won with the Saints. That's almost like Indiana football winning the national title.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, Paul.

[Paulie]

Yeah, Drew Brees's super bowl win feels like a win and a half. You might think that some people would pick Eli with the two, but Breeze's Career is almost really underrated if you look at his regular season stats.

[Dan Patrick]

Jeff in Detroit. Hi, Jeff.

[Jeff]

5, 5 2, 25. Checking in in a long time.

[Mike Florio]

What up?

[Jeff]

Doden and the fellas. Man, I miss you guys. A lot has been going on. I got a couple of comments and a question for you, Dan. First of all, if it was me and I was a New England Patriot, I would put on a free Belichick shirt right about now. That guy has done more for football than any coach that I can think of as a guy who has not even sniffed championship. So, yeah, he's in a Hall of Fame detention. People, you were saying earlier about the Greek freak and people posing him to go to certain places, they propose him to come here to Detroit. But in one thing that I know, you have to have three Cs coaching, chemistry and culture. And we got that right now and we got Jalen Duran. So I'm good on all of that. My question to you, Dan, is outside of Seattle, in New England this past NFL season, what was your pleasant surprise and what was your biggest disappointment? I know for me it was my Lions and the damn Bears, man. I mean, that secret sauce that boy got over there is something else.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I would, I would say the Lions because it feels like they're now getting further and further away. You don't make the playoffs, you start to look at the Bears. The packers are still going to be formidable. Maybe the Vikings get it right. So I, I would say the Lions not being in the playoffs, pleasant surprises. Well, we've taken New England out of that. Carolina, I have to give them some credit. I know it's not a good division, but I mean, they made the playoffs. I know losing record, it just, you know, that, that kind of stayed with me for a little while, that they, they were in games and maybe they found something there. And maybe, you know, I want to see another year with Bryce Young. I'm not going to give him $200 million. I'd like to see another year or two. Sean in Oregon. Hi, Sean, welcome back.

[Jeff]

Hey, thanks for taking my call, Dan. You know, there's only five coaches that made it in first ballot and Don Shula did not upset the commissioner and he didn't screw up an undefeated season by losing to a 10, 6 wild card team called the New York Giants. Have a great day, you guys.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, thank you. Sean.

[Seaton]

Is that the case for him not being first ballot?

[Dan Patrick]

I guess made the commissioner mad and lost that and he lost to the Giants. It's open season. Right.

[Seaton]

So maybe we're looking at it. It sort of cuts both ways. Like Bill Belichick was so great that he's pulling Eli Manning up into the hall of Fame. And Eli Manning was so bad that he actually made Bill Belichick a not first ballot hall of Famer.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, you got to make up your mind is that oh my God, Eli beat you twice for a Super bowl or hey, you beat Belichick, you should be in the hall of Fame. Either way you're looking at Belichick. And Belichick is because you lost to Eli, beat you twice, that all of a sudden those Super Bowls count for more. Yes, Marvin.

[Marvin]

Well, I think we're missing Michael Strahan, OCU Minor, Justin Tug, Chris Canty. Those guys had a little something to do with the wins.

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[Tony Robbins]

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[Dan Patrick]

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